/sky247-english/media/agency_attachments/u8Dd4hyaH0mQGXmyg0Eo.png)
/sky247-english/media/media_files/2025/04/17/qQ0l8OAmGz1vEV1RYMIt.jpg)
Follow Us/sky247-english/media/post_banners/2ZphqqlOhVbXJJVSekaD.png)
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Australia (Image Source: Twitter)
The 20-20 World Cup 2022 is set to kick start on October 16, Sunday and the teams are all set to take on the world by storm. As it stands, it will be a great spectacle to watch out for and the clash between India and Pakistan on October 23 might be the game of the showpiece event.
/sky247-english/media/media_files/2025/04/23/KE3XRwQ5C2PXqodVxEAS.jpg)
England, are the current favourites to win the tournament alongside India, Pakistan and Australia. However, many opine that neither New Zealand nor South Africa can be ruled out of the race as they have been in decent form.
With just less than 24 hours to go to the start, let us take all that a fan must know about the mega tournament:
20-20 World Cup Teams
Here are the 16 teams involved in the tournament: Namibia, Netherlands, Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates, Ireland, Scotland, West Indies, Zimbabwe, Afghanistan, Australia, England, New Zealand, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, South Africa
20-20 World Cup Groups
Qualifiers round
Group A: Namibia, Netherlands, Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates
Group B: Ireland, Scotland, West Indies, Zimbabwe
Super 12
Group A: Afghanistan, Australia, England, New Zealand, A1, B2
Group B: Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, South Africa, A2, B1
20-20 World Cup Schedule
| Date | Match Detail | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 16/10/2022 | Sri Lanka vs Namibia | 1ST |
| 16/10/2022 | UAE vs Netherlands | 1ST |
| 17/10/2022 | West Indies vs Scotland | 1ST |
| 17/10/2022 | Zimbabwe vs Ireland | 1ST |
| 18/10/2022 | Namibia vs Netherlands | 1ST |
| 18/10/2022 | Sri Lanka vs UAE | 1ST |
| 19/10/2022 | Scotland vs Ireland | 1ST |
| 19/10/2022 | West Indies vs Zimbabwe | 1ST |
| 20/10/2022 | Sri Lanka vs Netherlands | 1ST |
| 20/10/2022 | Namibia vs United Arab Emirates | 1ST |
| 21/10/2022 | West Indies vs Ireland | 1ST |
| 21/10/2022 | Scotland vs Zimbabwe | 1ST |
| 22/10/2022 | New Zealand vs Australia | Super 12 |
| 22/10/2022 | England Vs Afghanistan | Super 12 |
| 23/10/2022 | A1 vs B2 | Super 12 |
| 23/10/2022 | India Vs. Pakistan | Super 12 |
| 24/10/2022 | Bangladesh Vs A2 | Super 12 |
| 24/10/2022 | South Africa Vs. B1 | Super 12 |
| 25/10/ 2022 | Australia vs A1 | Super 12 |
| 26/10/2022 | England Vs. B2 | Super 12 |
| 26/10/2022 | New Zealand vs Afghanistan | Super 12 |
| 27/10/2022 | South Africa vs Bangladesh | Super 12 |
| 27/10/2022 | India vs A2 | Super 12 |
| 27/10/2022 | Pakistan vs B1 | Super 12 |
| 28/10/2022 | Afghanistan vs B2 | Super 12 |
| 28/10/2022 | England Vs. Australia | Super 12 |
| 29/10/2022 | New Zealand vs A1 | Super 12 |
| 30/10/2022 | Bangladesh vs B1 | Super 12 |
| 30/10/2022 | Pakistan vs A2 | Super 12 |
| 30/10/2022 | South Africa Vs. India | Super 12 |
| 31/10/2022 | Australia vs B2 | Super 12 |
| 1/11/2022 | Afghanistan vs A1 | Super 12 |
| 1/11/2022 | England vs New Zealand | Super 12 |
| 2/11/2022 | B1 vs A2 | Super 12 |
| 2/11/2022 | India vs. Bangladesh | Super 12 |
| 3/11/2022 | Pakistan vs South Africa | Super 12 |
| 4/11/2022 | New Zealand vs B2 | Super 12 |
| 4/11/2022 | Australia Vs. Afghanistan | Super 12 |
| 5/11/2022 | England Vs. A1 | Super 12 |
| 6/11/2022 | South Africa vs A2 | Super 12 |
| 6/11/2022 | Pakistan Vs. Bangladesh | Super 12 |
| 6/11/2022 | India Vs. B1 | Super 12 |
| 9/11/2022 | TBD | Semi-Final 1 |
| 10/11/2022 | TBC | Semi-Final 2 |
| 11/11/2022 | TBH | Final |
Broadcast Details for 20-20 World Cup 2022:
| TERRITORY | Live Telecast | Live Streaming |
| India | Star Network | Disney+ Hotstar |
| Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Maldives | Star Network | |
| Pakistan | PTV & ARY Digital Networks | TBC |
| Bangladesh | Gazi TV | Rabbithole |
| Canada | Times Internet (Willow) | Hotstar |
| USA | Times Internet (Willow) | ESPN+ |
| USA, Central & South America and Mexico | ESPN+ | |
| Caribbean | ESPN | ESPN |
| United Kingdom | Sky Sports | Sky Sports |
| Sub Saharan Africa | SuperSport | SuperSport |
| Singapore | StarHub | StarHub |
| Malaysia | Astro | Yupp TV |
| Hong Kong | Now TV | Now TV, Yupp TV |
| Australia | Fox Sports, Channel Nine | Kayo |
| New Zealand | Sky Sport | Sky Sport |
| PNG, Fiji & Pacific Islands | PNG Digicel | PNG Digicel |
| Rest of the World(Continental Europe, SE Asia & Central /South America) | Yupp TV |